Joseph R. Hawley
(October 31, 1826 — March 17, 1905) Hawley was an American politician, lawyer, and editor. Joseph Hawley was born in Richmond County, North Carolina and moved to Connecticut to complete his preparatory studies. After attending college in New York, he moved back to Connecticut in 1850 and was admitted to the bar. He practiced law while also acting editor of various newspapers in the state. Before being elected as a Republican to the Forty-Second Congress, he served a Governor to Connecticut (1866). He was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Julius Strong during the Forty-Second Congress, and was reelected to the Forty-Third Congress. He served in the United States Senate from December 2, 1872 to March 3, 1875.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000377]
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Connecticut Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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